Legal Opinion
Home Box Office, Inc. v. Pay TV of Greater New York, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1979No. 78 C 2693PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NICKERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Incorporated, moves for a temporary injunction in this action brought to recover damages and to restrain defendant permanently from “pirating” plaintiff’s television program service and from infringing plaintiff’s copyrights. Viewing the facts stated in the affidavits in the light most favorable to defendant, the court concludes that a preliminary injunction should issue.
Plaintiff is in the business of licensing a subscription television program service comprised of plaintiff’s copyrighted or licensed motion…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kelly v. KosugaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Bruce's Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Weiss v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Reitmeister v. ReitmeisterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Cable Vision, Inc., and Idaho Microwave, Inc. v. Kutv, Inc., the Klix CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Orth-O-Vision, Inc. v. Home Box OfficeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- National Subscription Television v. S & H TVCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- American Television & Communications Corp. v. Floken, Ltd.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1986
- Chartwell Communications Group v. WestbrookCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- American Television & Communications Corp. v. ManningColorado Court of Appeals · 1982
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